To say that it looked rough, would be a huge understatement. I pretty much did nothing with the outside of my house for a year. School was taking most of my time, and the family was taking the rest. Something had to get neglected, the yard was it! While Mom was here, we cleaned out the flower bed, and filled it in with some beautiful flowers and grasses. We were smart and got mostly perennials, so I won't have to fill it all in next year too. We planted flowers in the planters around my trees, and she hooked me up with some awesome flower pots, herbs , and a new rose bush to replace the one a certain husband of mine killed. My favorite part is the new Chaste trees that line the fence. I have five purple flowering trees now, and they look FAB! I can't wait for them to grow in more and fill in that space. Thanks to Mom's green thumb, that seems to be finally rubbing off on me, it looks like it wont be long till that whole fence is filled in with big fluffy purple trees.
But, we did more that just garden while she was here. I was shocked to discover that in all her visits here I've never taken her into the city. It was time to correct that mistake! We went to the Water Gardens one day while Adelaide played hooky from school. I took all the girls to the Botanical Garden where we finally got some updated pictures of the the girls for Mom to take home.
We went to lunch at Terra, one of my favorite Ft. Worth restaurants, and we played a lot with the kids. We also did a ton of shopping. Hopefully we didn't break the bank too badly!
It was wonderful having her here, the girls had the best time and were so sad for her to leave. Emilie, however, got a special treat. She flew back to Las Vegas with Mom, and has been spending her summer there getting spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa. They have had her all to themselves for a month now. She got to go to an awesome Girls Camp with my parents ward, and she is making new friends, and having fun with the girls there. I must admit, I miss her terribly. I keep thinking I am leaving someone behind when I take the kids anywhere. I also keep thinking, "oh man, Emilie would love this!" every time we do something fun. We are driving out next week for our summer vacation. I can't wait to see my girl again, and I'm also looking forward to more time with my folks. A week at Newport Beach is going to do wonders for this old girl. I need a week on the sand!
